Eye in the Sky (TV series)

Eye in the Sky
天眼

Eye in the Sky official poster
Also known as Heaven's Eye
The Third Eye (제 3의 눈)
Genre Crime thriller, Action, Drama
Created by Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited
Written by Lau Chi-wah
Starring Kevin Cheng
Ruco Chan
Tavia Yeung
Rosina Lam
Tony Hung
Samantha Ko
Theme music composer Alan Cheung
Opening theme Truth (真相) by Alfred Hui and Hubert Wu
Country of origin Hong Kong
Original language(s) Cantonese
No. of episodes 20
Production
Executive producer(s) Catherine Tsang
Producer(s) Dave Fong
Editor(s) Lau Chi-wah
Location(s) Hong Kong
Camera setup Multi camera
Running time 45 minutes (per episode)
Production company(s) TVB
Distributor TVBI
Release
Original network TVB Jade, HD Jade
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release 2 March (2015-03-02) – 27 March 2015 (2015-03-27)
External links
Website
Eye in the Sky
Chinese 天眼
Literal meaning "Sky's Eye"

Eye in the Sky (Chinese: 天眼; Jyutping: Tin1 Ngaan5; Cantonese Yale: Tīn Ngáahn; literally "Heaven's Eye" or "Sky's Eye") is a 2015 Hong Kong crime thriller television drama created and produced by TVB. The drama focuses on the relationship between two brothers, portrayed by Kevin Cheng and Ruco Chan, and deals with themes of comeuppance and destiny. In the series, the two brothers often use video surveillance cameras to catch criminals; these cameras are also commonly referred to as "heaven's eye" in Cantonese speech.

Eye in the Sky aired from 2 to 27 March 2015 on Hong Kong's Jade and HD Jade channels, totalling 20 episodes.[1]

Plot

CID investigator Szeto Shun (Kevin Cheng) becomes the prime suspect of an arson case when surveillance cameras capture a culprit who looks identical to him. Thanks to an alibi, Szeto finally gets eliminated as a suspect, but his colleagues remain skeptical. To prove his innocence, Szeto resigns from his position in the police force and takes up a job as Head of Security at the swanky Y Suite Hotel. He decides to solve the arson mystery on his own, but not without the help of his former colleague, CID detective Scarlett Wong (Lin Xiawei) , who seems to be the only one who believed his innocence.

Small time private investigator Jan Ng (Tavia Yeung) falls in love with Szeto at first sight after seeing him take down a gun-crazed criminal. When a client who looks identical to Szeto shows up at her father's investigation firm later that day, she automatically assumes him to be Szeto without asking his name. Since the client does not want to divulge his true identity, he goes along with Jan thinking he is Szeto. The man hires her to trail a person that leads her entangled with the triads, but saves her in time and the two have a one-night stand. Eighteen months later, Jan runs into the real Szeto and assumes him to be the same person she had spent the night with, but while investigating another client's case at the Y Suite Hotel, she finds out that Szeto and her client are not the same. Thinking that Jan's client may be the true culprit in the arson case, Szeto tells Jan to find the man, and the two form a mentor-protege relationship.

During this time, Szeto befriends security guard Cheng Nik-hang (Ruco Chan), a seasoned thief in disguise, who infiltrates the Y Suite Hotel to find a stolen treasure. While helping Szeto investigate his arson case, Nik-hang discovers more of his own tragic past.

Cast

Main characters

Known as Szeto Sir, a former CID inspector who was forced to resign from the police force after becoming a suspect in an arson case. After leaving the force, he is hired by Kong Wui-hoi to be the security manager of his luxury Y Suite Hotel.
Know as Ah Lik, a seasoned criminal whose mysterious past is linked to Szeto Shun.
A private investigator with eidetic memory.

Agatha Investigation

Jan's wealthy friend and a private investigator who formerly worked for Jan's father. Unsatisfied with how her boss treats his employees she later opens her own investigation firm and has Jan work for her.

Tai family

Nik-hang's accomplice and childhood friend. He also goes by the name "Terry".
Tai Fu-lung's loving grandmother. She takes Cheng Nik-hang into her home after seeing him begging in the streets. She is aware of Cheng Nik-hang's real identity and tries to hide it.

Szeto family

Szeto Shun's father. He is a driving instructor.
Szeto Shun's mother. She is a television cooking show host.

Ng Chor-chi Private Investigators

Jan's father and owner of the Private Detective firm named after himself. He treats his workers selfishly. When Agatha opens her own private investigation firm he loses significant business and has to resort to changing partial of his office to an internet cafe.
Ng Chor-chi's personal assistant.

Hong Kong Police - Crime Unit

Szeto's former superior.
A CID detective and Szeto's loyal assistant who helps him find the true perpetrator in the arson case.

Y Suite Hotel staff

The blind CEO of Yat Ming Hin Hotel Corp. He has connections with the underworld.
Szeto's superior and Kong Wui-hoi's nephew. He uses nepotism to wield his power in the hotel and hates Szeto Shun for not follow through his orders that is not work related.
Kong Wui-hoi's personal assistant and chauffeur. He is Wui-hoi's only employee that is aware of his criminal past.
The manager in charge of the Hotel cafe.
A security guard at Y Suite Hotel. He is an opportunist who likes to suck up to Charles Kong.
A security guard at the hotel.
A security guard at the hotel.
A security guard at the hotel.
A security guard at the hotel. He is later fired when he tries to get Kwok Hoi-yiu evicted from the hotel.
A security guard at the hotel hired by Kong Wui-hoi to kill Kwok Hoi-yiu.
The housekeeping manager at Y Suite Hotel. She and Charles Kong are the only two employees that has access to Kong Wui-hoi's private suite in the hotel.
A housekeeper at the hotel.
A housekeeper at the hotel.
A housekeeper at the hotel.
The lobby manager at Y Suite Hotel.
A receptionist at the hotel lobby.
A receptionist at the hotel lobby.

Y Suite Hotel guest

A has-been romantic novelist and resident at the Hotel who lives with her pet dog "Capital". She is snobbish and treats all the employees at the hotel poorly.
A mysterious woman with a shady profile.
A wealthy socialite who invites cooks to her suite weekly to cook her a meal.
A wealthy businessman who thinks his wife is cheating on him.
A hotel guest raising and trying to sell a endangered Chinese giant salamander on the black market.

Others

A Taiwanese triad boss who Cheng Nik-hang hires Jan to trail. He holds Tai Fu-lung captive because he had a fling with his women.
A former celebrity and Szeto Shun's high school classmate whom he has feelings for.
The nurse who stole and sold Cheng Nik-hang during his birth.
A delinquent girl kidnapped by a psychotic killer.
A delinquent girl who becomes the psychotic killer's latest victim.
A mother unable to accept the death of her unruly daughter, she kidnaps delinquent girls as a way to reform them.
A crime lord Cheng Nik-hang and Tai Fu-lung double crossed in the Philippines.
Kong Wui-hoi's former criminal accomplice who has also become a wealthy man.
A Indonesian business women who schemes with her boyfriend Ngai Fu-gwai to swindle Ng Chor-chi out of home and business.

Development

TVB 2015 calendar, month of July image. From left to right: Ruco Chan, Tavia Yeung, Kevin Cheng.

Reception

Ratings

The following is a table that includes a list of the total ratings points based on television viewership. "Viewers in millions" refers to the number of people, derived from TVB Jade ratings (including TVB HD Jade), in Hong Kong who watched the episode live. The peak number of viewers are in brackets.

# Timeslot (HKT) Week Episode(s) Average points Peaking points Viewers Ref.
1 Mon – Fri, 21:30 2 – 6 March 2015 1 — 5 25 — 1.61 million [4]
2 9 – 13 March 2015 6 — 10 25 27 1.61 million [5]
3 16 – 20 March 2015 11 — 15 25 — 1.61 million [6]
4 23 – 27 March 2015 16 — 20 25 27 1.61 million [7]

Awards & Nominations

Year Ceremony Category Nominee Result
2015 StarHub TVB Awards

[8]

 My Favourite TVB Drama Eye in the Sky Nominated
My Favourite TVB Actor Kevin Cheng Nominated
My Favourite TVB Actress Tavia Yeung Nominated
My Favourite TVB Supporting Actor Tony Hung Nominated
My Favourite TVB Supporting Actress Samantha Ko Nominated
My Favourite TVB Male TV Character Kevin Cheng Nominated
My Favourite TVB Female TV Character Tavia Yeung Won
My Favourite TVB Theme Song Truth (真相) by Alfred Hui & Hubert Wu Won
TVB Star Awards Malaysia My Favourite TVB Drama Series Eye in the Sky Nominated
My Favourite TVB Actor in a Leading Role Kevin Cheng Nominated
My Favourite TVB Actor in a Supporting Role Tony Hung Nominated
My Favourite TVB Actress in a Supporting Role Samantha Ko Nominated
My Favourite TVB On-Screen Couple Kevin Cheng & Tavia Yeung Nominated
My Favourite TVB Drama Theme Song Truth (真相) by Alfred Hui & Hubert Wu Nominated
TVB Anniversary Awards TVB Anniversary Award for Best Drama Eye in the Sky Nominated
TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor Kevin Cheng Nominated
TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress Samantha Ko Nominated
TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Male Character Kevin Cheng Nominated
TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite Drama Song Truth (真相) by Alfred Hui & Hubert Wu Nominated

References

  1. ↑ 《天眼》劇情介紹（1-20大結局） ['Eye in the Sky' introduction (1-20 finale)]. HK Channel (in Chinese). 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  2. ↑ Kevin Cheng and Tavia Yeung at Costume Fitting for "Eye in the Sky". Retrieved March 9, 2015
  3. ↑ 鄭嘉穎咀楊怡要問准羅仲謙. Retrieved March 9, 2015
  4. ↑ "无线亚视一周收视成绩(2015年3月2日～2015年3月8日)" [TVB and ATV weekly ratings (2015-03-02 ~ 2015-03-08)]. TVB Ratings Report @ 163.com (in Chinese). 2015-03-10. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  5. ↑ "无线亚视一周收视成绩(2015年3月9日～2015年3月15日)" [TVB and ATV Weekly ratings (2015-03-09 ~ 2015-03-15)]. TVB Ratings Report @ 163.com (in Chinese). 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  6. ↑ "无线亚视一周收视成绩(2015年3月16日～2015年3月22日)" [TVB and ATV weekly ratings (2015-03-16 ~ 2015-03-22)]. TVB Ratings Report @ 163.com (in Chinese). 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  7. ↑ "无线亚视一周收视成绩(2015年3月23日～2015年3月29日)" [TVB and ATV weekly ratings (2015-03-23 ~ 2015-03-29)]. TVB Ratings Report @ 163.com (in Chinese). 2015-03-29. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  8. ↑ StarHub TVB Awards 2015 Nominations. Retrieved September 5, 2015

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